Mr Hunter said he feared the desperation of residents was growing, after some chose to return to live in the building in freezing temperatures despite the lack of “basic facilities”.
The council has also raised concerns with the building’s insurer AXA over claims it was refusing to deal with residents directly.
Some Meadow Mill residents previously said they had run out of cash after being told by landlords to pay for temporary hotels themselves and claim the money back later.
Mr Hunter told Radio Manchester the owners and the management firm had referred those affected to AXA, but those residents said they had not received a response.
“It is now over a week since the flood and more delays and lack of certainty over temporary accommodation arrangements will be of cold comfort to the residents, many of whom are now in complete crisis,” he said.
An AXA spokesperson said the firm “sympathised” with the residents adding it was “urgently working with them to resolve the situation”.
“This is a complex claim which involves detailed investigation with multiple parties including the property’s freeholder, who is the policyholder of our commercial buildings insurance policy, and their broker,” they said.
